thud
thud /θ'ʌd/ (thuds thudding thudded)
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of n; SOUND
A thud is a dull sound, such as that which a heavy object makes when it hits something soft.
She tripped and fell with a sickening thud...
= thump
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V-ing
If something thuds somewhere, it makes a dull sound, usually when it falls onto or hits something else.
She ran up the stairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood...
There was a heavy thudding noise against the bedroom door.
● thudding [N-UNCOUNT] oft N of n
...the thudding of the bombs beyond the hotel.
3 [VERB] V
When your heart thuds, it beats strongly and rather quickly, for example because you are very frightened or very happy.
My heart had started to thud, and my mouth was dry...
= pound
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of n; SOUND
A thud is a dull sound, such as that which a heavy object makes when it hits something soft.
She tripped and fell with a sickening thud...
= thump
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V-ing
If something thuds somewhere, it makes a dull sound, usually when it falls onto or hits something else.
She ran up the stairs, her bare feet thudding on the wood...
There was a heavy thudding noise against the bedroom door.
● thudding [N-UNCOUNT] oft N of n
...the thudding of the bombs beyond the hotel.
3 [VERB] V
When your heart thuds, it beats strongly and rather quickly, for example because you are very frightened or very happy.
My heart had started to thud, and my mouth was dry...
= pound